Do NOT see this movie and expect it being like the book. Sit back on the couch, and ENJOY. This is a great movie, and greatly underrated.
This movie is about revenge in its purest form. Its not "bang bang, you're dead, lets go to the next person". Its a good revenge with planning, slowly drawing the victim to the net. The revenge that makes you laugh out loud, the muahaha-laughter, but for the good guy.
Its about Edmond Dantés, the young sailor who has it everything. A beautiful fiancée, a great job, a kind father, a "good" friend. Well everything, expect for money, but what does money matter when you've got everything else? And then, something goes horribly wrong.
Guy Pearce as the bad guy, Oh My God! Only hearing his voice in this movie, makes me wanna break something, and that my friends, is great acting.
James Caviezel as Edmond Dantés, is not only the count who is going to revenge the people who made his life miserable, hes also hot, cool and smart.
The absolute best performance was Richard Harris as abbé Faria, the teacher. This character may be one of the greatest clichés (at least in fantasy): The old man teaching the young man. Clichés aren't always bad, and Harris proves it a 110%. Nobody could have done his character better.
Mercedes was okay, a little bit irritating, but thats more to the actress than the character.
I wont forget Jacopo and Luigi Vampa. You could call them the funny sidekicks or whatever, but without them, it wouldn't have been such a great, enjoyable movie.
And when you see this movie, because it would only be a loss if you didn't, remember, hes a count, not a saint.
This movie is about revenge in its purest form. Its not "bang bang, you're dead, lets go to the next person". Its a good revenge with planning, slowly drawing the victim to the net. The revenge that makes you laugh out loud, the muahaha-laughter, but for the good guy.
Its about Edmond Dantés, the young sailor who has it everything. A beautiful fiancée, a great job, a kind father, a "good" friend. Well everything, expect for money, but what does money matter when you've got everything else? And then, something goes horribly wrong.
Guy Pearce as the bad guy, Oh My God! Only hearing his voice in this movie, makes me wanna break something, and that my friends, is great acting.
James Caviezel as Edmond Dantés, is not only the count who is going to revenge the people who made his life miserable, hes also hot, cool and smart.
The absolute best performance was Richard Harris as abbé Faria, the teacher. This character may be one of the greatest clichés (at least in fantasy): The old man teaching the young man. Clichés aren't always bad, and Harris proves it a 110%. Nobody could have done his character better.
Mercedes was okay, a little bit irritating, but thats more to the actress than the character.
I wont forget Jacopo and Luigi Vampa. You could call them the funny sidekicks or whatever, but without them, it wouldn't have been such a great, enjoyable movie.
And when you see this movie, because it would only be a loss if you didn't, remember, hes a count, not a saint.
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